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Victim identified in Newport News triple shooting

Posted at 6:35 AM, Jun 29, 2012
and last updated 2012-06-29 13:07:22-04

One person is dead and two others are hurt after a shooting in Newport News.

Police have identified the victim as 25-year-old Tyrone Frink of the 5600 block of Fairfax Avenue in Newport News.

Police say it happened around midnight at 33rd Street and Madison Avenue.

The 25-year-old man had been shot several times.

Police say he died at the hospital.

Officers say they found the second victim a few blocks away - a 46-year-old man, who ran from the shooting.

He had been shot in the ankle.

And the third victim - a 29-year-old man shot in the leg - was taken to the hospital by a friend.

They are both expected to recover.

Police do not have a suspect at this time. If you have any information, call the Crime Line at 1-888-LOCK-U-UP.